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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1922
Page
1
Quote fragment and copyright notice appear from 1921 Western Newspaper Union. The text cites a George Eliot maxim about fearing only failure to cling to one’s chosen purpose.
A vintage recipe feature describes Peanut Salad with lettuce peppers and roasted peanuts, and Cream Cheese Grape and Pecan Salad with softened cheese and canned red peppers. Also notes Almond Banana Salad and Walnuts and Potato Salad plus a Hard Sauce and a George MacDonald quote on giving hearts.
A collection of cottage cheese based dishes is presented including a Cottage Cheese Loaf with carrots peanuts breadcrumbs eggs and spices, a Cheese Salad with boiled dressing served on lettuce, croquettes with vegetables and corn meal, and a Sandwich Filling with candied cherries and cream cheese for spreading. Also includes a Brazil Nut Orange and Pineapple Salad and a Rhubarb and Pear Salad with olive oil lemon and ginger.
Homing pigeons bred and owned by the U S Department of Agriculture at Beltsville Maryland established unmatched marks over three years. From 1919 through 1921 the Beltsville loft won multiple first second and third places across 100 to 500 mile races with best average speeds. The record honors reflect the work of breeder-trainer A Jacobson and the Washington racing pigeon community.
Directions for making pest control mixtures include carbolic acid in whitewash, kerosene with naphthaline, and lime with tobacco. Each recipe specifies quantities and standing times before use, with shaking prior to application.
The article argues that maintaining purebred poultry stock yields higher returns and long term benefits. It notes that well-bred stock elevates farm surroundings, educates the owner on feeds, and attracts more purebred animals, creating ongoing improvement across the farm.
Five room bungalow design shown by William A. Radford features frame and stucco exterior, deep full width porch, and double dormer roof. Living and dining rooms connect, with kitchen, wash room, pantry, storage, and two bedrooms off a rear hall. Costs down this spring. plan can be altered to fit needs with local architects and builders.
The article prescribes winter rations for geese, including equal parts oats and corn, about a handful per bird once daily. It emphasizes daily green feed year round, with clover hay or alfalfa cut green and properly cured as winter feed, plus mangels cabbage potatoes and apples as treats.
A portrait of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Baillie Welsh showing her insistence on financial security before marriage. He declined lucrative routes to protect his art, leading to an unsettled early life followed by hardship and relocation while Mrs. Carlyle supported his work.
The passage discusses the nautilus as one of the oldest mollusk forms still present, compares its shell to that of a snail, and notes its habitat on the ocean surface. It explains cephalopods as a major mollusk class meaning head and foot, highlights their marine life, and mentions many fossil species historically found.
The piece notes Stevenson as a pioneer who secured early support to build a working model of a locomotive. In 1828 his first workable passenger engine the Rocket emerged from Manchester and Liverpool Railway supported by a workshop effort. Lord Ravenworth is mentioned in passing.
A brief exchange shows a rejected marriage proposal leaving the admirer heartbroken. Miss Cayenne suggests recovery will come in a few weeks and muses that a yes might have prolonged his recovery.
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for improving skin, advising to apply Cuticura Ointment on rising and retiring, then wash off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It claims benefits for poor complexions, dandruff, itching, and rough hands.
Mose, a backwoods resident, eats French fried potatoes in a city cafe and grouses that the dish tasted like plain United States spuds. The remark highlights dialect humor as a small cultural clash.
Trade copy extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a physician prescribed tonic for kidney liver and bladder. It invites ten cent samples and urges readers to test the remedy while noting it is sold by druggists on merit. The piece also cites Mother's Magazine urging households to save fuel and teach children house care.
In the Rio Negro valley Patagones lies shadowed by a dreary gap in transport. A romantic image of Sleeping Beauty haunts the town awaiting a Fairy Prince rail link. The Great Southern railway expands a branch, promising fruitfulness if the line reaches the lonely settlement.
In a Hendricks county Protestant church Sabbath school a lesson on baptism featured John the Baptist. A 17 year old girl named Mary, who had been watching the door, answered the teacher when asked who entered. Her reply and the ensuing focus shifted the class to the biblical figure.
Lake Baikal in Siberia is described as a long inland fresh water sea nearly as long as Lake Superior but narrower. The region is bounded by tall mountains and lined by wood cutters and fishermen, with few hunters though abundant fur bearing animals inhabit the surrounding forests.
A remark notes belief that a son may become president. The dialogue also references golfing skill as a possible favorable trait in the same figure. The brief exchanges hint at upcoming leadership potential and public perception.
A brief, reflective line contrasts culture with honesty, noting that sincerity suffices for contentment while criticising pretentious social appearances and vanity. The remark ends with a witty image of stiff hats masking soft brains.
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